The holidays are upon us, so come shop the boutique full of handmade gifts for your loved ones!
We’ve got some fantastic new inventory just in time.
Cute, delicate charm necklaces from Crave.
Lovely clutches and shoulder bags from Crystalyn Kae
From Phil Barbato, adorable monster plushies, scarves, and onesies for your little one
And last but definitely not least, kinetic boat toys from Make Waves, LLC
Hey Y’all!
We’ve got a really beautiful new creation in the shop!
Michael Wall is a local artist and an old friend to Young Blood. Michael works with Georgia Organics, a member supported, non-profit organization connecting organic food from Georgia farms to Georgia families.
He recently supplied us with a collection of his handcrafted wooden salt bowls. Each bowl has it’s own unique story, beginning with the wood’s discovery. All bowls are hand carved from found wood that Michael has discovered on one of his many hikes. Every salt bowl is hand-shaped, meticulously sanded, and then sealed with food-safe butcher’s block oil. This impressive artistry is topped off with a hand carved spoon for salt serving. He also carves spoon and spatula utensil sets with a wood burned cardinal for a nice little design detail.
The woodwork is beautiful, no doubt, but Michael’s true passion resides in writing, particularly poetry. He has created a lovely book of his poems that for a limited time is included with each salt bowl purchase. The pair comes at an incredibly affordable price of $22.00, considering all of the love and hours that shaped these pieces.
Thanks for checking in!
-Carly
A poem from Michael’s book:
A fresh breath
Drawn at the death
Of a deep vicious, rotten
Winter. And when we exhale,
We know that soon the jasmine
Will explode, the fiddleheads
Will rise up, and the
Feathers and buzzes will come back to this house.
In the stone corners of
Underwater homes, six-legged
Things will launch themselves toward food,
And the the sky
And then their mates
And then their deaths.
Hey ya’ll!
I was just admiring one of my favorite artists and I just thought I would share with you all.
Jen Mann is a Canadian artist living just outside of Toronto. Since her graduation with a BFA in printmaking from OCADU, she has since then focused on painting and developed a large body of work, which explores the subconscious, and focuses on ideas of freedom, perceived beauty, identity and home.
Gathering of the Psyche Collection: (Most recent collection)
“Glow”, 22″X30″, Oil on Canvas
“Self Reflection”, 36″X48″, Oil on Canvas
“Stripes and Petals”, 40″X60″, Oil on Canvas
Toxic Love Collection:
“Delphinium”, 30″X36″, Oil on Canvas
“Milk Weed”, 30″X36″, Oil on Canvas
“Perry Winkle”, 30″X36″, Oil on Canvas
“Hydrangea”, 30″X36″, Oil on Canvas
Subconscious Vista Collection:
“Two Sides of the Wind”, 30″X36″, Oil on Canvas
“July Flame”, 48″X60″, Oil on Canvas
“Mars the Grackle and the Two Headed Girl”, “36X48″, Oil on Canvas
Jenn Mann rules, end of discussion.
xox
Dayna
Hey all!
Today I am featuring one of our newest designers: Rubyassata!
(Friends and leather magicians forever! Alisha and Courtney)
Rubyassata products are handmade and based out of Wilmington, North Carolina by Alisha Lee Payne and managed by Courtney James Bridgers. Alisha designs and sews and Courtney takes care of the business side of things, like a boss.
Every product incorporates unique durable leathers with found vintage linings. Their company is inspired by their love for vintage and their resourceful attitude towards misfit fashions that fall victim to being thrown out by their owners.
Devastatingly heartbreaking, we know. But don’t fret! Dry those crocodile tears, because these girls find the misplaced fabrics and give them new purpose and a second chance at being chic!
All of the leathers are hand picked in North Carolina so that they never have two identical hides. All the hardware for the products are made in America! Alisha comes from a long line of seamstresses. She has been a collector of vintage remnants forever and finds her materials from a variety of different sources all over. Courtney and Alisha work out of a tiny studio space in the house that they live in together. These girls are busy, they also both work together for another one of our vendors in the shop, FreakerUSA!
Introducing…….
The Alvin Case:
Inside surprise:
Perfect little clutch for any man or woman!
The Rosemarie Wallet:
The Thom Wallet:
The Picnic Tote:
Tiny Wallets:
You can’t beat this kind of craftsmanship! These one of a kind products have just a hint of femininity for the ladies and a more simplistic design approach for the manly things. Since they use vintage fabrics for their linings you can you can guarantee that you are getting something that is one of a kind because they don’t have a lot of each material.
Designed for a form follows function person, Rubyassata bags are something you can carry for a lifetime.
xox.
Dayna
Hey ya’ll!
Check out these new earrings from Rare Specimens!
Little hand chiseled rock earrings with special powers!!!
Tangerine aura quartz is known to boost self confidence!
Citrine is a powerful healing quartz. It increases self confidence and the ability to attain your goals.
Topaz is a soothing, empathetic stone that will direct energy to the place it is most needed. It heals and energizes.
Pyrite
Amethyst is a power stone because of its calming effect. The protective powers of amethyst are always good to have close to you.
These lil’ beauts are hand-chiseled and hammered to get a matching pair of studs. But no two are alike. Each pair is special and one of a kind!
Come in and see the sparkle for yourself.
xox,
Dayna
Hey all,
Good news-we finally got the newest Beautiful Decay book in store! I haven’t gotten a chance to look through it yet, but based on the website it looks like a good one!
One of the book’s chapter spreads (photo taken from the BD website).
An excerpt about BD’s 5th book:
“In Beautiful/Decay Book 5: Psychonauts we raise our anchor and set sail on an unknown voyage with seven featured artists whose work pushes the possibilities for consciousness within contemporary art. They each work in various mediums and conceptual frameworks but all share a common interest in the human condition. In addition to the features, we also invited 14 artists from around the world to create original work for our psychonaut project pages. The results are extremely unique and anything but predictable. Book 5 also includes a die-cut sticker created by artist, Gunsho.”
Also, in preparation for Daddys’ Day, come in and check out work by KES Carvings, one of our newest vendors! Mike, the craftsman behing KES, has sent us some gorgeous wood-turned pens, business card holders, pine and cedar coasters, and tea light holders! These wood-worked pieces would make great gifts for either an outdoorsy type or more of a suit-and-tie kind of guy.
Come check out the new goods, and maybe get a heads start on Father’s Day–or just treat yourself 
steph
